All Too Late

Chapter 124

Samuel knew how painful it was to miss somebody.

It turns out that even thinking of someone hurts all over.

His stomach twisted. It was the kind of pain that would spread to every limb before having them smashed by boulders.

Despite the pain, he found that he couldn’t stop thinking about her.

Kathleen fell silent.

Samuel’s gaze deepened. “Say something.”

“I have nothing to say to you,” she bluntly said as she lay down. “I’m going to take a nap. Please carry on with your work.”

Samuel studied Kathleen thoughtfully, trying to decide if she would be heartbroken or disgusted if he told her he had missed her.

Judging by her expression, probably the latter.

Meanwhile, Kathleen felt awful.

Samuel hasn’t changed. Why would he tell me this after a year? Does he think that I’m foolish enough to change my mind just because he said that? I’m no longer that girl who loved him wholeheartedly in the stupidity of my youth. Not anymore. Why didn’t he treasure me when I did? Leaving him was the right choice.

Samuel looked sideways at Kathleen, who had her back to him. She seemed to be asleep.

He didn’t bother her further. Instead, he turned off the light.

The night suddenly became unbearably long.

Kathleen woke up the following day in a daze.

“Good morning, Katie,” said Diana with a kind voice.

Kathleen was surprised. “Old Mrs. Macari?”

Diana sat on the chair between the two beds as she reached out to stroke Kathleen’s head. “Are you feeling better?”

“I am,” Kathleen murmured demurely, like a small furry animal being caressed.

something delicious.” Diana

Mrs. Macari.” Maria brought

Kathleen was taken aback.

some mushroom soup with Maria. It’s your favorite, isn’t it?” Diana

felt a pang of guilt. “Old Mrs. Macari, you really

lovely old lady really loves me. I

deal, dear. I’m usually bored on weekdays, anyway. I’m happy to cook you

Macari.” Kathleen nodded obediently before picking up a

so broadly that her eyes were reduced to slits. A warm, fuzzy feeling erupted in her

you enjoy it,

lady’s smile with an embarrassed grin of

the corner of her eye, she saw Samuel looking at her and pursed her lips at

attention. “Samuel had some of

Kathleen looked over.

really did,”

her

at her grandson. “I did some digging of my own. What happened with the ward this time really wasn’t

Samuel was struck dumb.

as dirty as she

to discover that

heard that a ward is being vacated this afternoon,” Diana announced. “I have already arranged for Katie to

nodded and didn’t voice

Diana thoughtfully before

Kathleen’s hair. “I’d said before that I’ll

Diana didn’t

other

next door was

in, Diana turned to look at Samuel. “Katie and Christopher are quite compatible, you

didn’t deign to answer

your chance with Katie,” Diana lamented. “It’s not going to work with her no matter how hard you force things. The sacrifice of Katie’s parents has given me several additional decades of life. Moving forward, I’ll only act in her best

for

addressed Samuel like that for a long

old enough, she addressed him by his

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